Tim Johnson (Illinois politician)

Tim Johnson (23 July 1946-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-IL 15) from 3 January 2001 to 3 January 2013, succeeding Tom Ewing and preceding John Shimkus.

Biography
Tim Johnson was born in Champaign, Illinois in 1946, and he was elected to the city council of Urbana in 1971. He then served in the State House of Representatives from 1976 to 2000, when he was elected to the US House of Representatives. He pledged not to serve more than three terms, and he left office after four in 2013. He was said to have been the most moderate Republican Party congressman from Illinois.